PORTLAND, Oregon — Travis Demers is moving into the Portland Trail Blazers’ television play-by-play role on a trial basis, according to reporting by The Oregonian/OregonLive cited by Awful Announcing.
The October 14 report, citing team and league sources, describes an arrangement evaluated game by game. It does not establish a permanent appointment.
Demers has spent seven seasons calling the team’s radio broadcasts and has also filled in on television. The report places him alongside analyst Lamar Hurd and courtside reporter Brooke Olzendam.
Portland’s regular-season opener is scheduled for October 21 against Phoenix, with Demers expected on the call, according to the report.
The immediate personnel story is an expanded assignment for a familiar broadcaster. The duration of the television role remains unsettled.
Sources: The Oregonian/OregonLive; Awful Announcing’s account of that reporting.
Prepared with AI assistance and source verification.